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Horse Racing Betting
Horse Racing Betting - History - Tips - Winners - Glossary
Horse Racing Glossary
ACROSS THE BOARD - a bet on a horse to win, place and show.
ADDED MONEY - money added to the purse of a race by the racing association or by a breeding or other fund.
ALL OUT - when a horse extends himself to the utmost.
ALLOWANCE RACE - a race other than claiming for which the racing secretary drafts certain conditions to determine weights.
ALLOWANCES - weight permitted to be reduced because of the conditions of the race or because an apprentice is on a horse. Also, a weight females are entitled to when racing against males.
ALSO-ELIGIBLE - a horse officially entered, but not permitted to start unless the field is reduced by scratches below a specified number.
ALSO-RAN - a horse who finishes out of the money.
APPRENTICE - rider who has not ridden a certain number of winners within a specified period of time. Also known as a bug boy.
APPRENTICE ALLOWANCE - weight concession to an apprentice rider: usually 10 pounds until the fifth winner, seven pounds until the 35th winner and five pounds for one calendar year from the 35th winner.
BABY RACE - a race for 2-year-olds.
BACKSTRETCH - straight of far side of track between the turns. Also stable area.
BACKSIDE - stable area.
BANDAGE - strips of cloth wound around the lower part of a horse’s legs for support or protection against injury.
BAR SHOE - a horse with a rear bar to protect an injured foot.
BEARING IN (OR OUT) - deviating from a straight course.
BLANKET FINISH - horses finishing so closely together they could be covered by a blanket.
BLEEDER - a horse who bleeds during or after a workout or race due to ruptured blood vessel.
BLINKERS - device to limit a horse’s vision.
BLOWOUT - a short, final workout, usually a day or two before a race.
BOARD - totalisator board on which odds, betting pools and other information is displayed.
BOBBLE - a bad step.
BOLT - sudden veering from a straight course.
BREAKAGE - in pari-mutuel payoffs which are rounded out to a nickel or dime, those pennies that are left over. Breakage is generally split between the track and state and in some cases, breeding or other funds, in varying proportions.
BREAKDOWN - when a horse suffers an injury; lameness.
BREAK MAIDEN - horse or rider winning first race of a career.
BREEDER - owner of dam at time foal is dropped.
BREEDING FUND - a fund set up by many states to provide bonus prizes for state-breds.
BREEZE - working a horse at a moderate speed; less effort than handily.
BROODMARE - female Thoroughbred used for breeding.
BUG - apprentice rider.
BULLET (WORK) - the best time for the distance on a given day at a track.
BULL RING - small racetrack; usually less than one mile.
CHECKED - a horse pulled up by his jockey.
CHUTE - an extension of the backstretch or homestretch.
CLAIMING - buying a horse out of a race for the entered price.
CLAIMING RACE - race in which horses are entered subject to claim for a specified price.
CLASSIC - race of traditional importance.
CLOCKER - one who times workouts and races.
CLOSER - a horse who runs best in the latter part of the race, coming from off the pace.
CLUBHOUSE TURN - generally, the turn closest to the clubhouse.
COLT - male horse under 5 years of age.
CONDITION BOOK - book issued by racing secretary which sets the conditions of races to be run.
CONDITION RACE - an event with conditions limiting it to a certain class of horse. Such as Fillies, 3-year-olds, non-winners of two races other than maiden or claiming etc.
CONTRACT RIDER - jockey under a contract to a stable.
COUPLED - two or more horses running as an entry in a single betting unit.
CUPPY (TRACK) - a surface which breaks away under a horse’s hoof.
CUSHION - surface of track or a layer of the track.
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